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You may live a long while with some people and be on friendly terms with them and never speak openly with them from your soul.

Ivan Turgenev

Whatever man prays for, he prays for a miracle. Every prayer reduces itself.
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Man Miracle Prayer Reduce
People without firmness of character love to make up a fate for themselves; that relieves them of the necessity of having their own will and of taking responsibility for themselves.
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Character Fate Necessary People Responsibility Willing
Nature creates while destroying, and doesn’t care whether it creates or destroys as long as life isn’t extinguished, as long as death doesn’t lose its rights.
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Creation Destroy Nature Right
In my case there was no first love. I began with the second.
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Beginning Love Myself
What a magnificent body, how I should like to see it on the dissecting table.
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Body Myself Table
Everyone needs help from everyone else.
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Company Help Need Support
I share no man’s opinions; I have my own.
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Man Myself Opinion Share
A son is like a lopped off branch. As a falcon he comes when he wills and goes where he lists.
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Branch Himself Son Willing
Behind me there are already so many memories Lots of memories, but no point in remembering them, and ahead of me a long, long road with nothing to aim for I just don’t want to go along it.
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Goal Memories Myself Point Remember Road
Significance is sweet.
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One Liner Sweet
I look up to heaven only when I want to sneeze.
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Heaven Myself
What’s important is that twice two is four and all the rest’s nonsense.
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Important Stupidity
I agree with no one’s opinion. I have some of my own.
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Myself Oneself Opinion
We’re young, we’re not monsters, no fools: we’ll conquer happiness for ourselves.
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Fools Happiness Monster Ourselves Young
Sternly, remorselessly, fate guides each of us; only at the beginning, when we’re absorbed in details, in all sorts of nonsense, in ourselves, are we unaware of its harsh hand.
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Beginning Detail Fate Guide Hands Harsh Ourselves
One may speak about anything on earth with fire, with enthusiasm, with ecstasy, but one only speaks about oneself with avidity.
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Earth Fire Happiness Oneself Talk

You may live a long while with some people and be on friendly terms with them and never speak openly with them from your soul.

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